Director: Davy Chou Starring: Ji-Min Park, Oh Kwang-rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-young Running Time: 119 minutes There are a lot of movies about travelling to find yourself, stories which marry our natural desire to explore with our need for our journeys to have meaning. It isn’t always the reality though, that we find something satisfying,…
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The Novelist’s Film Seeks Authenticity in a World of Flattery
Winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, Hong Sang-hoo’s The Novelist’s Film makes its way into Irish cinemas as part of this year’s East Asia Film Festival (EAFFI) at the Irish Film Institute (IFI). A modern classic dressed in black and white, this is a considered and…
A Road Trip to Find Humanity in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Broker
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Starring: Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona, Lee Ji-eun, Lee Joo-young Running Time: 129 minutes Director Hirokazu Kore-eda is well-versed in identifying complex strains on familial relationships. His 2018 Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters examined a family’s desperate reliance on stealing to stay afloat in life. He followed this with The Truth in…